{"id":10,"date":"2026-09-01T07:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T07:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/switch.sc\/dev\/urc\/electricity\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T07:33:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T07:33:12","slug":"electricity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/switch.sc\/dev\/urc\/electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10\" class=\"elementor elementor-10\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-urcele01 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"urcele01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-urcele02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"urcele02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sector<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-urcele03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"urcele03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Electricity<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-urcele99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"urcele99\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-urcele10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"urcele10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"urc-lede\">Access to reliable, affordable, and adequate electricity supply is fundamental to the economic development of any nation. Recognizing this, Seychelles has established the <strong>Electricity Act, 2023<\/strong>, and the <strong>Utilities Regulatory Commission Act, 2023<\/strong>, to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework that ensures equitable access to electricity services across all economic sectors. These legislative measures aim to modernize the electricity sector, promote the integration of renewable energy sources, and uphold service standards, thereby supporting sustainable growth and wealth creation throughout the country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-urcele20 e-con-full urc-split e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"urcele20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-urcele21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"urcele21\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-urcele23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"urcele23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"urc-lede\">In Seychelles only, the Generation section of the electricity sector has been liberalised. This will allow private sector participation within the electricity sector of the country. Private sector participation will be in the form of Independent Power Producers (IPP). It will also allow for Public Private Partnership (PPP) where this is possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-urcele24 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"urcele24\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-urcele25 urc-split-img elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"urcele25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/switch.sc\/dev\/urc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/urc-slider-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-32\" alt=\"Aerial view of the Seychelles coastline\" srcset=\"https:\/\/switch.sc\/dev\/urc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/urc-slider-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/switch.sc\/dev\/urc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/urc-slider-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/switch.sc\/dev\/urc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/urc-slider-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/switch.sc\/dev\/urc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/urc-slider-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/switch.sc\/dev\/urc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/urc-slider-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sector Electricity Access to reliable, affordable, and adequate electricity supply is fundamental to the economic development of any nation. Recognizing this, Seychelles has established the Electricity Act, 2023, and the Utilities Regulatory Commission Act, 2023, to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework that ensures equitable access to electricity services across all economic sectors. 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